Solo Mapping Competition #3

[Boneknight]

i meant rage took over me and i coudnt control it well it was like once i knocked guy out of conscience in classroom (grabed him for head and hiten wall with it)
not kidding

 

[Kingz]

Well the model is great

[offtopic @Boneknight]
Also what program do you use for modeling?
Any programs you would suggest for starting to model?

Also are you a profesional modeler or is it a hobby?

 

[Boneknight]

Milkshape 3D
Autodesk 3ds Max 2010 32-bit

that two and i am 15 so its hobby

 

[VergilThazaar]

- Very attractive reward, for I myself always wanted to get in that buisness!! So, I will put aside all the things I was working on and focus on this contest (First Contest).

- Within 3 days 34 pages of posts and just keep growing, indeed this will be a great contest! I just hope that my confidence and skills will allow me to win.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

- Within 3 days 34 pages of posts and just keep growing, indeed this will be a great contest! I just hope that my confidence and skills will allow me to win.

Nah, but they will allow me to win (jk) well Good Luck

 

[HailFireer]

So, whats the optimal number of traps. 30-40? I don't want to over do or under do.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

So, whats the optimal number of traps. 30-40? I don't want to over do or under do.

I would say that depends on the quality of your traps. The end result has to be at least 60 minutes of play time, so that depends on how time consuming your traps are.

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Well I couldn't find an icon of a Dragon Eye, so I tried to make one myself, pretty terrible if I must say so but whatever it'll do.

 

[De.Facto]

erm .. only 'one' Judge?!

 

[X-OMG-X]

erm .. only 'one' Judge?!

2 judges.

 

[HailFireer]

Ok WIP time. 2 are just terrain. One with the runes is a trap place. Not triggered yet, so I can walk on it for now.

 

[Amigurumi]

Ok WIP time. 2 are just terrain. One with the runes is a trap place. Not triggered yet, so I can walk on it for now.

the rune trap looks interesting.
terrain is also nice

this thread is full of posts and only some days were pass, since this thread
is open...

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Wow, take my theme then freeze it and we got your theme lol

 

[HailFireer]

Ye, but that is not frost, its crystal. It looks better in game, And I will not have any naga related terrain. This is just an old temple with nothing to do with naga.

And trap is is very simple. Find a way across. Eachtrapdeals150 dmg, so you can't afford mistakes.

I also plan on having real riddles. You find a door, and have to answer a real riddle before you can go thro. Else your stuck.
I planed on having this as a riffle, but its too simple:What color is blue and yellow. But its too easy...
I got an idea for source of em ^^

 

[Gladius_Tito]

I've decided to drop out of the contest. I've got school starting in a few days and I'd like to release my main project before SC2 comes.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Ha, already figured out your puzzle HailFireer. Ill keep my mouth shut on it, but I can already see how it works

 

[Amigurumi]

Ha, already figured out your puzzle HailFireer. Ill keep my mouth shut on it, but I can already see how it works

If I'm not wrong, I know it too

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Well I see two possible solutions (whichever one is the actual solution is HailFireer's decision) but I can tell its one of the two.

 

[Boneknight]

heres my first "riddle" you have to solve and you will get a hint

 

[HailFireer]

Ok, great, you 2 that spotted solution, pm me them. I will tell you are they right ^^

Just want to know should it be more complicated.

Oh, and if you stared at the picture for 5 minutes, that's long enough. That means I need 11 more puzzles like that an GG ^^

 

[Amigurumi]

some new WIPs

 

[VergilThazaar]

I start wondering if I got a chance... You guys are really good!

 

[Kingz]

Oh, foot activating traps, original

Also i dislike the fact people think alike when working on the puzzles, it is not all about putting your foot on the right place lol :3

Anyway it is your choice, i am gonna have unique traps, coded in jass as separate spells

Also i am thinking about 30 trap types should be enough, no?

EDIT:
@Amigurumi

Looks nice =)

 

[Boneknight]

its not what you think you will have to jump, move and evade to get the right password combination with you get from a riddle

 

[Amigurumi]

30 different trap types? you're crazy xD
thanks

well, I don't have any step-on-the-right-place-traps.
but a new one cames into my mind... I have to test it out.

 

[Asomath]

If the puzzles are TOO hard it might ruin the game :O

This map will give me a chance to experiment with some boss ideas in the single-player element.

~Asomath

 

[Kingz]

I got a great idea for traps though

Puzzles not so much, i will see to make the game a bit actionly based, so you don't stay put on 1 spot for ages

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

I'm gonna try and break out some evil puzzles that make you struggle for a while trying to figure them out (yeah for pressure switches)

 

[Kingz]

Here is a fun fact in my map:

The chandeliers are triggered! xP

They are gonna be made dynamicaly, so they swing around and such

 

[HINDYhat]

amg SEE abuse :<

 

[HailFireer]

Well, I will have puzzles. You will have to answer them so the door opens.
You will have serious traps. They can stop your advance and kill ya. Just like my floor there (redone, harder now, i hope).
There will be also small traps. They are single, simple foot activation.
And I will have puzzles. They will involve moving objects and stuff. I hope I can trigger that xD

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Here is a fun fact in my map:

The chandeliers are triggered! xP

They are gonna be made dynamicaly, so they swing around and such

I was thinking about triggering waterfalls in my map since I can't find a good waterfall model (only in some rooms). Just make a bunch of small water particles and constantly decrease their flying height until its 0 then remove it.

 

[Pyritie]

I don't mean that it's to hard to make, it's to hard for the player. He only have to miss
a pipe with a mouse click, and you have to do the whole thing again.

Just make it so you can't walk off of them

Great.. single player contest didn't know that.
I'm deffo out because I just don't like single player maps. No tention or anything in a single player map. Well then I can safely give away my idea for a map. Maybe I will even make this withoud a contest then.

Try playing "This Wreckage" and I'm sure you'll see what can really be done with single player ;D

Well I couldn't find an icon of a Dragon Eye, so I tried to make one myself, pretty terrible if I must say so but whatever it'll do.

Search for Kimberly/Werewulf's dragon icons pack on WC3C. There's a good dragon eye icon in there.

I was thinking about triggering waterfalls in my map since I can't find a good waterfall model (only in some rooms). Just make a bunch of small water particles and constantly decrease their flying height until its 0 then remove it.

http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/models-530/waterfallfx-49397/ maybe? I think triggering waterfalls is just wasting time

 

[Amigurumi]

Just make it so you can't walk off of them

yes, that's how I did it.

 

[Kingz]

Here is some water added to the first area

I think it looks a bit ugly, but i can't decide.

 

[Amigurumi]

looks nice, but it looks like that the water comes from nowhere, or did I watching it
in the wrong direction?

 

[YourNameHere]

some new WIPs

The red light looks neat, is that some model?

 

[Kingz]

It comes from a tunnel, it just can't be viewed from that picture

It comes from a shatered tunnel which entrance is destroyed under the presure of the water and there is some debris near that entrance.

 

[Amigurumi]

The red light looks neat, is that some model?

yes it is

It comes from a tunnel, it just can't be viewed from that picture

It comes from a shatered tunnel which entrance is destroyed under the presure of the water and there is some debris near that entrance.

Ahhh, I see

 

[VergilThazaar]

- I started just great! After 3 hours of searching the perfect model/skin to base my whole theme on, I started feeling sick and gave up... I'm working on the story now with success.

- I just wanted to ask ('cause it's my first competition, as I mentioned before) how often and when should I start providing WIP's?

 

[Amigurumi]

you don't have to, but when we are near the deadline, then you should be able to
providing some screenshots. (afaik)

 

[X-OMG-X]

- I started just great! After 3 hours of searching the perfect model/skin to base my whole theme on, I started feeling sick and gave up... I'm working on the story now with success.

- I just wanted to ask ('cause it's my first competition, as I mentioned before) how often and when should I start providing WIP's?

When you feel like it. When you have something to share. Some of your nice terrain, a nice idea for a puzzled you have made or something other. Share, when you feel like it. You just have to show atleast one WiP

 

[VergilThazaar]

Thank you Amigurumi & X-OMG-X for your quick answers.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

WaterfallFX maybe? I think triggering waterfalls is just wasting time

That actually looks worse then the bliz waterfall model if you ask me, also it doesn't solve my problem. I need large VERTICAL waterfalls, which the arch shape of those models can't handle without distorting the crap out of them with the dimensions.

Search for Kimberly/Werewulf's dragon icons pack on WC3C. There's a good dragon eye icon in there.

Well Ill take a look at it, but I'm never going to get better at making icons using other people ones. Yeah I know the one I presented needs a LOT of work, but Ill try fixing it the best I can. If I can't come up with something good by the dead line I'll use the one you showed.

I think it looks a bit ugly, but i can't decide.

Meh, I don't particularly like the UTM waterfall model (as I have already stated) but its up to you.

 

[Drenferalis]

Just gonna point it out....

Volunteer (Someone who's a good with triggers)

Spelling mistake.

 

[YourNameHere]

yes it is

Mind sharing it with me? I only found regular and blue light

 

[Amigurumi]

I can teach you, how to make different colors
just pm me if you're interested

 

[Pyritie]

Here is some water added to the first area

I think it looks a bit ugly, but i can't decide.

Try changing the color... maybe you could try changing the material to additive and overlay different colored ones on top of each other
And/or maybe stick WC3's regular waterfall underneath



Also to whoever suggested having "lives" before you have to start the map again: I really hate systems like those but keep in mind people can just save the game so that kinda defeats the purpose of a system like that :/

 

[real138]

trigger happy made a system to disable saving a really simple one at that. take a look at it its in the spell section if you want.

 

[RED BARON]

Also to whoever suggested having "lives" before you have to start the map again: I really hate systems like those but keep in mind people can just save the game so that kinda defeats the purpose of a system like that :/

Instead of a live system, why not just have a revive system.. so you will never have to loser it all totally and restart the map when you fail (assuming its a puzzle map that kills.) Yea - saving and loading would work also, but you can spare some time and pain if you forget to save.

 

[WherewolfTherewolf]

Meh, having problems with my statue floating on top of the pressure switches. This statue starts on the switch, and as you can see ends up floating for some odd reason. When your character walks over the same switch it looks fine. The switch starts out dead and is pressed down so why does the statue float?

(Btw, thats from the Free View option I had put in the game, though I think I'm gonna remove it. Doodads start to get buggy when you view them from angles like that)